avant-garde /ˌɑˌvɑn(t)ˈgɑrd, ˌæ, ˌɑ; əˈvɑntˌ; ˌæˌvonˈ, ˌæˌvɔn(t)ˈ/
avant-garde
adj : radically new or original; "an avant-garde theater piece"
[syn: daring]
n : any creative group active in the innovation and application
of new concepts and techniques in a given field
(especially in the arts) [syn: vanguard, van, new
wave]